7 archives found for "soft corals"

Helfrichi firefish will likely be the mid-water occupants in Gary’s new tank.We’re back again. This week we talk about glass-sponge reefs and go on a shopping trip to Diver’s Den to assemble an animal plan for Gary’s new tank. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at [...]

Good morning all, I have a beautiful colony of Orange Cup Corals at the base of a giant sea fan for you viewing pleasure today that was taken on one of our numerous night dives. As you may or may not know, many corals feed at night. These cup corals collapse into a hard “button” during the day [...]

ABOUT Avid outdoorsman and underwater photographer, Barry Brown has spent the last ten years documenting life above and below water in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. He is currently working with the Smithsonian Institution documenting new Caribbean deep-water species and building a one of a kind [...]

Good morning friends, I have a soothing underwater reef scene for you all today that I took yesterday in 30 feet of water in front of Mambo Beach. For some odd reason the winds have finally died down and the water was still and clear for once, that means yours truly can once again get out there [...]

Happy New Year one and all!!!! I have to say I am glad that night is over, it was a tough night for two of our dogs meaning we did nothing but close up the house and stayed with them all night, Indi was the only one out of all of us wanting to go out and watch, she is such a character… I am [...]

Good morning friends, I have a wild looking gorgonian for you all today that reminded me immediately of Medusa and her wild hair made of snakes! I have never seen a gorgonian that had arms like this, maybe it was because the water was so calm and it felt it could let it’s hair down so to speak. [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cfBujQ-NEg No music and no Acropora, but this video shows an exceptional home “softie” coral tank with some huge, decades-old colonies. Watch for the Genicanthus pair that appears to be thriving in these surroundings. Credit Aaron Ro 240-gallon soft [...]